Apparently they knew it was coming, but even so, opening the post to see a fine for £19.2 million staring back at you has got take the wind out of your sails. That’s what happened to William Hill this morning, who have now taken the crown from Entain as the bookie with the highest ever…
How early do you like to get your bets in on the horses? I bet it’s not as early as the chap who pocketed £100,000 at Cheltenham last Friday, courtesy of William Hill. What’s amazing about this bet (or should I say ‘bets’) is that not only was it placed 15 months before the event,…
For anyone who has been following the sale of William Hill – which began back in 2020 when Caesars Entertainment bid for the company and concluded with 888 buying the UK and European assets back from Caesars this year – we have news. Mr Green, the only other brand owned by William Hill at the…
It was last September that 888 emerged as the winners in a bidding war for William Hill‘s European and UK assets. The company had been acquired by Caesars Entertainment in April of 2021, but they made no secret of their intentions. They had no use for William Hill’s fleet of UK high street shops or…
Well known gambling firm 888 have this week received the 3rd ever largest fine in UKGC history. At £9.4 million you know this is for serious breaches in license conditions, and the regulating body have even warned they may re-consider whether 888 are fit to trade in the UK. In other words, they are threatening…
During the height of the pandemic many businesses had no idea how or even if they would survive and make it out the other side. High street bookies were no different, and just like many other businesses many took advantage of the Government’s furlough scheme, allowing them to keep their staff members on full pay…
